Attenza Beefs Up With New VP and New Board Members.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2001 Attenza, a leading service provider of Internet-based self-service solutions, today announced it has hired a new Vice-President of Business Development, Charla Michalojko, along with adding industry experts from CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. Networks and Vignette Vignette A symbol or pictorial representation of the corporation on a stock certificate. Usually a complicated and artistic design, it is meant to make the counterfeiting of stock certificates as difficult as possible. to Attenza's Board of Directors. "Over the past year, Attenza has primarily focused on a direct selling Direct selling is the marketing of products or services to consumers through sales tactics including presentations, demonstrations, and phone calls. It is sometimes also considered to be a sale that does not utilize a "middle man" such as a retail outlets, distributors or brokers. model. However, due to the acceptance of our solution within the Fortune 1000, it was time for us to increase sales distribution through a tactical business development strategy," said Lawrence Schwartz, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Attenza. "Charla brings a great deal of sales experience to our company in the areas of channel and business development." As a 20-year veteran in the high-tech marketplace, Ms. Michalojko has held positions in sales, channel management, and system engineering at ServiceWare, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , and BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. NYSE: BMC, is an American enterprise management software provider, focusing on IT infrastructure applications. BMC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. . Attenza has also added John Ciulla, Chief Information Officer of Vignette, and Russell Klein, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at CNET Networks, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Ciulla, who held the position of Chief Information Officer at Tivoli Systems Inc. and at Entex Information Services See Information Systems. , prior to joining Vignette, adds a strong background in application development and information systems to Attenza's Board. Russell Klein, who has also held Vice-President responsibilities Broadview, brings experience to Attenza's Board in M&A, strategic investing, and joint venture development. "It's an honor to be on a board with such an experienced and talented management team," said Mr. Ciulla. "Attenza represents a significant footprint in the industry for companies wishing to enhance customer satisfaction while reducing costs in their customer support centers." About Attenza Attenza is a leading provider of Internet self-service ("eService") solutions. Attenza's suite of ASP-based applications enables companies to deliver timely and relevant answers and support to their employees and customers via Internet self-service. By using Attenza's service, companies such as CNET, Dell, Lycos, Mary Kay Mary Kay is a brand of skin care and color cosmetics sold by Mary Kay Inc. Mary Kay World Headquarters is located in the Dallas suburb of Addison, Texas. Mary Kay Ash (d. November 22, 2001) founded Mary Kay Inc. on Friday, September 13, 1963. Cosmetics, Motorola, Radio Shack See RadioShack. and Vignette are reducing support cost, increasing employee productivity, and enhancing customer satisfaction. For more information, visit http://www.attenza.com or call 866/Attenza (toll-free). About Vignette Vignette Corp. (Nasdaq:VIGN VIGN Vignette Corporation (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) is the leading provider of integrated content management applications used by the most successful organizations in the world to interact online with their customers, employees, and partners. By combining content management with integration and analysis applications, Vignette enables organizations to deliver personalized information wherever it is needed, integrate online and enterprise systems, and provide real-time analysis of the customer experience. Vignette powers more than 1,300 leading organizations and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Vignette has offices located throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia, and can be found on the Web at www.vignette.com. About CNET Networks CNET Networks, Inc. is the global source of information and commerce services for the technology industry. As a top 10 Internet company with established Web sites in 20 countries and content in 18 languages, CNET Networks connects buyers, sellers, and suppliers throughout the IT supply chain with award-winning content via the Web, wireless devices, broadband, radio and print. Its respected brand portfolio includes CNET, ZDNet, TechRepublic, mySimon, News.com, download.com, shopper.com, Computer Shopper Computer Shopper could referr to the following publications:
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